Keep It Live

When was the last time our hearts beat so fast
 That we couldn't keep 'em in our chests
 And our feet they touched solid ground
 The kind that hasn't been touched by human progress
 When was the last time we stayed awake the whole night through
 Not counting; sheep or trying to get some sleep
 But making sure our dreams are already made manifest
 And if your answer is like mine is "too long ago"
 And if you hear the music but you can't feel the soul
 And if ever day's another battle to prove you still have control
 We can't take it in stride we gotta keep it love
 This is how it's gonna be
 We got nothing without our thoughts
 We're just cars pulling; out of abandoned parking lots
 I'm burning out on all the action, I want the passions
 This is how it's gonna be
 I'm burning out on all the fashion, give me interaction
 This is how it's gonna be
 Another sucker for the cash in, and look what happens
 This is how it's gonna be
 And all my people keep it live, we're trying to strive
 Do what you gotta to survive it
 Whether working nine to five, or hurting outside
 Stay unified just not divided
 And man keep rolling with the times, keep molding the rhymes
 And feeling fine, we're realigning
 So if it's draggin pay no mind, just take in the shine
 And keep it live up on the front line
 Now maybe we've tried hard, in pain tried to forget
 Behind these metal bars lay our dreams as cold as death
 And years and years of planning, the bloodstains, hope and sweat
 It's not a solid backing for the fears that here once crept
 So let this be a less to the times and tourniquets
 And with our flags surrendering let us start the paths we've set
 And as this union grows, and we forge our first footsteps
 May memories not loose hold of all the tears that we once wept
 I'm burning out on all the action, I want the passions
 This is how it's gonna be
 I'm burning out on all the fashion, give be interaction
 This is how it's gonna be
 Another sucker for the cash in, they started blastin'
 This is how it's gonna be
 I'm getting caught up in the captions, trapped in the transactions
 This is how it's gonna be